cnn's stephanie elam went to minneapolis to talk to a photographer who worked with prince. >> wow. those are really bad. >> reporter: he says that was prince's reaction during their first photo shoot in 1979. prince's second album was out. his chart topper "i want to be your lover" was all over the radio. >> i found out bad was good. he goes, no, these are really bad. >> good bad. >> reporter: his star on the rise, prince then asked him to shoot his next album cover. >> he goes, well, the nai want shot on a bed. just the springs in the background. on the back cover, of course, i did shoot him on a bed. he actually spray painted the titles. >> reporter: in 1981, prince released his fourth album,